Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Not exposed threads. I was referring to the knurling of the plastic hood lockdown nut. I dont like rods with exposed reel seat threads.
Try not to let your mind wander. It is much too small to be outside unsupervised.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
I also wrap my finger around the nose plate of the reel. Everyone is different with comfort. With the Alphas AIR TW...I really like it's frameLowRange wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:57 pmI just saw a guy say that wrapping your finger around the nose plate of the reel wasn't comfortable. This is a common problem with Twing reels and this was not an issue with the Alphas. Smaller dosen't mean better palming automatically. If it strangely shaped (many Twing reels are) then the reel can palm poorly and especially so when attempting to wrap your finger around the front of the reel. With width of the Twing reels often make this uncomfortable. I have to change how I hold my older Tatulas because of it. The new 100 seems OK although it is not great. Just OK.Hobie-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:28 pmI dont think so. The Alphas AIR TW still palms smaller. The reel feels more narrow than the OG frame.LowRange wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:09 pmSo it plams worse than a normal Alphas. Thanks T-wing.dennis_rf wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:11 pmI fished a friends one lately and am quite disappointed with how it palms - rod tip down I place my index finger on the chin piece - wasn’t comfortable, just like the Tatula CT / zillion sv tw frame. His Steez CT was super comfy tho. Daiwa knows how to upsell
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
That is good to hear.Hobie-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 6:30 pmI also wrap my finger around the nose plate of the reel. Everyone is different with comfort. With the Alphas AIR TW...I really like it's frameLowRange wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 6:57 pmI just saw a guy say that wrapping your finger around the nose plate of the reel wasn't comfortable. This is a common problem with Twing reels and this was not an issue with the Alphas. Smaller dosen't mean better palming automatically. If it strangely shaped (many Twing reels are) then the reel can palm poorly and especially so when attempting to wrap your finger around the front of the reel. With width of the Twing reels often make this uncomfortable. I have to change how I hold my older Tatulas because of it. The new 100 seems OK although it is not great. Just OK.Hobie-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:28 pmI dont think so. The Alphas AIR TW still palms smaller. The reel feels more narrow than the OG frame.LowRange wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:09 pmSo it plams worse than a normal Alphas. Thanks T-wing.dennis_rf wrote: ↑Tue Jun 16, 2020 3:11 pmI fished a friends one lately and am quite disappointed with how it palms - rod tip down I place my index finger on the chin piece - wasn’t comfortable, just like the Tatula CT / zillion sv tw frame. His Steez CT was super comfy tho. Daiwa knows how to upsell
Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Got the reel yesterday. Went for some trout fishing with 6lb invizx and a kuying Teton 662l (2-10g).
I mostly fished upstream with 2.7 to 4.5 gram spoons and spinners, which gave dozens of small trout. Also used an Illex/Jackall Tricoroll 56MD-f downstream briefly to capture a larger sea-run trout.
The reel is great. It palms fine for me. With spool tension left at factory settings and brakes at 8-10/20, I got long effortless overhead and sidearm casts. Nowhere near a backlash. Best out-of-the box BFS reel that I have used. I would love for the reel to have a line-out drag noise, but that is about the only gripe that I have.
I mostly fished upstream with 2.7 to 4.5 gram spoons and spinners, which gave dozens of small trout. Also used an Illex/Jackall Tricoroll 56MD-f downstream briefly to capture a larger sea-run trout.
The reel is great. It palms fine for me. With spool tension left at factory settings and brakes at 8-10/20, I got long effortless overhead and sidearm casts. Nowhere near a backlash. Best out-of-the box BFS reel that I have used. I would love for the reel to have a line-out drag noise, but that is about the only gripe that I have.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
I miss the drag pulling sound too. There will be kits I imagine to make it clickDalleinf wrote: ↑Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:34 pmGot the reel yesterday. Went for some trout fishing with 6lb invizx and a kuying Teton 662l (2-10g).
I mostly fished upstream with 2.7 to 4.5 gram spoons and spinners, which gave dozens of small trout. Also used an Illex/Jackall Tricoroll 56MD-f downstream briefly to capture a larger sea-run trout.
The reel is great. It palms fine for me. With spool tension left at factory settings and brakes at 8-10/20, I got long effortless overhead and sidearm casts. Nowhere near a backlash. Best out-of-the box BFS reel that I have used. I would love for the reel to have a line-out drag noise, but that is about the only gripe that I have.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Hi man where did you get this spool? And how it performs? What weight is comfortable to cast? ThanksSAGISI CUST0MS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:36 amFinally arrived! Roro Steez Air/ Alphas Air TW spool. Quality is top notch just like all my other roro spools. On all my bfs spools I swap out the bearing to my go to Kyosho R/C car bearings.
Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Aliexpress. There is a DIY spool thread in the maintenance section of this forum with links.Ssotrr wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:05 pmHi man where did you get this spool? And how it performs? What weight is comfortable to cast? ThanksSAGISI CUST0MS wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:36 amFinally arrived! Roro Steez Air/ Alphas Air TW spool. Quality is top notch just like all my other roro spools. On all my bfs spools I swap out the bearing to my go to Kyosho R/C car bearings.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
I got that spool on the way!!! Cant wait to throw it in my Alphas AIR TW and get to work on the streams
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Anybody fished these Ali Express spools for alphas air tw?
Ordered one but got send wrong package. Reviews on Ali are mixed.
Ordered one but got send wrong package. Reviews on Ali are mixed.
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Did you ever try a gear swap?Hobie-Wan Kenobi wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 4:50 pm
I will still attempt to put those 8.6 gears from the AIR TW into my Alphas SV. Never know unless you try right?
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
How about steez air gear set in alpha air?
It would have been perfect with 6.8:1 on the alpha air...
It would have been perfect with 6.8:1 on the alpha air...
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Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Do they make a deeper spool option for these yet? Might be interesting as a more all-around use reel. Or would it need more than just a drop-in spool for that?
Re: Daiwa Alphas Air TW 2020
Hey guys,
would like to know if anyone here had attempted or at least looked into adding a drag clicker on the 20 Alphas Air TW? I've seen a couple of articles and YouTube vids of folks doing it.
Heres a vid[youtube]https://youtu.be/W7fubaPv8zA/youtube]
It looks like most parts can be brought over from the Steez CT SV TW (part # 92 ~ # 96) - except for what appears to be a custom plastic/metal piece machined or 3D printed that looks like attached pic.
If anyone knows any info of anyone that has made or can make that custom piece, please do share!
Cheers
would like to know if anyone here had attempted or at least looked into adding a drag clicker on the 20 Alphas Air TW? I've seen a couple of articles and YouTube vids of folks doing it.
Heres a vid[youtube]https://youtu.be/W7fubaPv8zA/youtube]
It looks like most parts can be brought over from the Steez CT SV TW (part # 92 ~ # 96) - except for what appears to be a custom plastic/metal piece machined or 3D printed that looks like attached pic.
If anyone knows any info of anyone that has made or can make that custom piece, please do share!
Cheers
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